Gate.



G. W. TRAXLE R'.

GATE,

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25, 1909.

925,668. Patented June 22; 1909.

Aliom zey GEORGE W. TRAXLER, OF HAMMOND, ILLINOIS.

GATE

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 25, 1909.

Patented June 22, 1909.

Serial No. 485,826.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE WV. TRAXLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hammond, in the county of Piatt and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in gates, and comprises various details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a side elevation of my gate. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view, and Fig. 3 is a detail view.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A, A designate the opposite longitudinal top, bottom and end pieces of the gate made preferably of angle irons. Said longitudinal strips have their ends B bent at right angles thereto, and O are rivets or bolts which fasten the end pieces of the gate thereto.

E designates a cross piece made preferably of angle iron and provided with a series of apertures G. The ends of said cross piece are fastened by bolts or other means to the opposite longitudinal edges of the gate.

Diagonally disposed braces H made of angle bars are fastened at their ends to the opposite longitudinal strips of the gate, and intersecting brace bars I are also fastened to the opposite longitudinal strips and also to said diagonally disposed strips, thus securely bracing the gate. Said diagonally disposed braces are provided with apertures J which are in registration with one another. Said rods pass also through registering apertures in the end pieces of the gate and are threaded to receive nuts L which are adapted to be screwed against the outer faces of the end pieces of the gate, thereby holding the parts rigidly together.

It will be noted that the opposite ends of the longitudinal strips are provided with apertures O, and Q designates socket members which are adjustably held to one end or the other of the gate by bolts R passing through said apertures, and T designates hinged members adapted to be fastened to a post and held in said bearingmembers and forming means for mounting the gate.

By the provision of the bearing members as shown, it will be noted that the same may be fastened to one end or the other, accordingly as it may be desired to have the gate hinged to one end or the other.

By the provision of a gate made as shown and described, the parts are thoroughly braced and held rigidlytogether. Bymounting the angle braces in the manner shown, the rods are securely held from bending under heavy strain.

I/Vhat I claim to be new, is

A gate made up of a rectangular outlined frame of angle irons, rods passing through registering apertures in the opposite end strips of the gate and having threaded ends, nuts fitted to said threaded ends, diagonally disposed brace bars having registering apertures through which said rods pass, and hinge members adapted to fit the opposite ends of the gate, as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. s5

GEORGE W. TRAXLER.

Witnesses:

F. E. BENARD, F. W. TAYLOR. 

